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Fishing Minnesota has added a new menu item (see above) called Fishing Report Clubs. It's a way to keep the really good fishing reports coming and being shared only with those who also provide detailed fishing reports.
We will only approve new members who request to join if they have already posted a recent fishing report in the area forum, associated with the Fishing Report Club area you want to join.
Initially we are going to limit the number of regular memberships, in the Fishing Report Clubs, to the top 20 members in each Club, to those with the best frequency and quality fishing reports provided in the club and less so in the regular fishing report forum open to all members. The higher quality fishing report reserved for the club of course.
If you want see detailed fishing reports/tips around your area and will share your detailed fishing report as soon as you join, then Join Now!
Some of the clubs are starting to fill fast. Use the Fishing Reports Club link in the Menu above (after you've posted a fishing report in the regular area forum) and request to Join.

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jjohnson5150 4

jjohnson5150 4

Well, I tried to leave from St Boni for LOW last night and turned around due to a very slick hwy 92. This morning, I gave it my best again, but only made it to Garrison. 169 was starting to drift over.I made my best judgement call & turned around at that point. Wish I was there. Did anyone else have to cancel their plans for the trip up?

Me bummed.

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bturck 38

bturck 38

jjohnson: I believe you made a wise decision. Never fun to pull the plug on a long anticipated trip, however your are guranteed the oppurtunity to try it again at a later date. Man it is coming down. Sure would be nice to have a bomber in the back yard right now. can't imagine the look on the neighbors faces if I cranked 'er up and headed down the road. Stay safe everybody, there is always tomorrow. Good luck and hang on . Bill

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jjohnson5150 4

jjohnson5150 4

That's what I believe also. It's not just me I need to worry about anymore. There's also this little guy named Jimmy that is 6 weeks old. At least I am home with him & my wife now. It was tough to leave him for the first time. He must think Daddy's fishing trips fly by!

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logjam 0

logjam 0

Me and the wife had reservations at Morris Point and decided the hassle of just getting up there today would make the whole trip miserable. We are now planning on going up next Thursday for one more long weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. Your not alone!

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bapperpimp 0

bapperpimp 0

I was planning on hitting Red Lake today and then LOW for the weekend. We didn't make it. We just decided to change the weekend to march 24 instead. Fish should still be going at Red and at Arnesen's at that time of year.

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fisherslanding 0

fisherslanding 0

We had a trip planned to Zipple and had to cancel. BUMMER!! Have been waiting all year for this trip! I heard that HWY 2 was closed last night so we cancelled. My brother couldn't make it out of his driveway. Sure would have been nice to catch some eyes and sauger. Off to chase the crappies now I guess..........

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MDokken 0

MDokken 0

As we left Wigwam at 7:30am, the snow was just begining. Highway 72 and 46 into Grand Rapids was OK, just a few inches. We came down 169 and the roads were good until about 10 miles north of Aitkin. From there to Milaca it was very icy, snowy and windy. Visiblity was less than 100 yards and we probably averaged about 25 MPH, taking about three hours to drive.

From Princeton we took 95 east to 35 (to drop someone off), then south 35 to 35E and into the south suburbs. I got home about 5:30 after dropping two more people off in Eagan and Bloomington.

I live and plow snow in Bloomington, so I needed to get back so everyone could get to Starbucks this morning. Maybe last week's storm reminded people how to drive in the snow, because I saw almost everyone driving at speeds that seemed safe for the conditions, and even on 35E south of St. Paul, they were very well spaced. I don't think I spotted more than 5 or 6 cars in the ditch the whole way home- all 4WD's.

As for fishing, we went out to the reefs off Big Island on Tuesday and Wednesday. The other houses picked off a few fish each day, but the four of us, fishing hard, did well both days. On Tuesday, most fish were caught on plain hooks, red or white, under bobbers in 31' of water with very little jigging. We caught 6 walleyes, 13 to 19 inches, a few jumbo perch, and a dozen sauger in the 11/2 to 2 pound range. The second day, in a different house, we caught a few more walleyes (I threw back a 25" walleye),a huge eelpout (nobody wanted to measure it),and a half dozen jumbo perch (one was 13 inches). They were all caught jigging spoons- gold, white/pink, and glows. Kevin, our guide from Wigwam, said fishing has been spotty this week, and if you were on the spot when the schools came by, you would do well.

They weren't expecting as much snow as we got in the Cities, so if you can get there, you should be able to fish. If you are bringing your own gear, remember your auger extention and your new licenses.

To much pressure. I hope some day they will lower limits to 4 fish year round. People will still come and it couldn’t hurt to try for a few seasons. I haven’t heard anyone say there are to many fish in Lake of the Woods. The Canadian side is the only thing saving this lake.

Typically they jig May through June, then they start to lindy rig or spinner fish July into September. All depends on what you prefer to do. Ballards Resort bait fishes from start to finish but if you want to down rig many others do that starting in July and end sometime in September usually.